A Florida lawsuit from a natural gas distributor seeking reimbursement for a confidential settlement it paid over an underground explosion reached the Florida Supreme Court Wednesday, when litigators sparred over how to apply an underground safety statute.

In oral arguments held over Zoom, justices considered whether the law allows a third party to be liable for settlements paid out over damage it allegedly caused, in a lawsuit with little case law to lean on.

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